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16 Cards in this Set
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nomination
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naming of those who will seek office.
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general elections
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regularly scheduled election in which the voters choose public officeholders.
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caucus
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like-minded group that meets to select candidates for office.
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direct primary
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most widely usedmethod of making nominations in American politics.
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closed primary
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primary inwhich a voter may vote only for those candidates within the party of which he or she is a member.
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open primary
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primary in which a voter may vote for candidates from either party.
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blanket primary
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primary in which a voter may choose the party for whose candidates he or she wishes to vote.
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runoff primary
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if no one wins a majorityy in a race, this takes place to declare a winner.
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nominating process
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ways nominations are made: 1)self-announcement, 2)caucus, 3) convention, 4) direct primary, 5) petition
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self announcement
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oldest form of the nominating process. First used in colonial times, still used in small-town and rural levels.
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Caucus method collapsed the _________took its place
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convention
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Direct primary replaced the ____________.
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convention
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Primary elections are used to select _________, they are conducted by the ___________.
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party candidates, State governments
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Direct primary method was intended to take the nominating function away from the __________ and put it in the hands of the ___________.
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party organization, party's membership
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drawbacks to the primary system
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1) expensive, 2) turn out in primaries are less than 1/2 of that in a general election, 3) can cause a party to divide when there are serious conflicts 4)can be affectd by corruption
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Most states use the ________ for all or at least most nominations in the state.
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direct primary
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